Upcoming Events

Rededication of the Francis Dodgson Memorial

The service at Contalmaison church begins at 5.45pm, followed by a procession to the restored memorial. 

August 1914 – A Supply Column and the Total Chaos of Mobilisation

The Western Front Way - Stephen Drinkwater and members of the Rivington Cyclists Team

Epic 634 mile cycle ride along the Western Front Way 

Lost Mines of the Somme

Look beyond Hawthorn Ridge and Lochnagar! 

Graham Baron Ash - Red Cross Chauffeur, RFC Pilot and Balloonatic

Tale of a warwickshire born lad and his life in the sky 

The Easter Rising: A Distraction from the Western Front

The 1916 Easter Rising was intended to exploit British distraction, but did it significantly divert Western Front military resources. 

Branch AGM followed by "The Great War Memorials of Lincolnshire"

The Austro-Hungarian Front 1914-1918

Poor leadership resulting in high number of casualties 

The Fire Brigade Goes to War 1914-1918

'Mons, 22nd - 24th August 1914, Re-visited'

The first few days of August 1914 have been used by many historians as a metric by which to form opinions of French, Haig, Allenby, and Smith-Dorrien, which they have continued to apply to them for the remainder of the war. 

Grandfather & the south African native labour corps

the story of the 27,000 black labourers who volunteered to Europe 

Pitiful Desolation: The attack by 63rd (Royal Naval) Division in the Battle of the Ancre, November 1916

Derek makes a return visit to take a forensic look at one of the later actions in the Battle of the Somme 

MI5 and the struggle against German espionage

By 1916, 11 German spies had been executed by firing squad at the Tower of London. 

The Young Lawrence

The early life of T.E. Lawrence before fame and Arabia. 

Saxons on the Lys: The April 1918 Offensive from the German Perspective

We look at the “Georgette” offensive of April 1918 from the viewpoint of the Saxons of 32 Inf. Division